The project’s goal was to work in collaboration
with the Barrow community to develop an exhibit and education program.
An exhibit planning team was formed with Inupiat Heritage Center,
Iñupiat History, Language and Culture Commission, Iñupiaq
elders, community cultural experts from Barrow organizations, including
the North Slope Borough School District and Ilisagvik College, and
University of Alaska Museum of the North staff.
We chose to base the exhibit on traditional and modern whaling and
the seasonal round of subsistence activities. The elders emphasized
the importance of passing on survival and traditional knowledge to
our young people and presenting it from an Iñupiat perspective.
The exhibit team and community members have reviewed all work throughout
its development.
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